The Red King

The Dolphins mortgaged Tua's health to get that "W" against us. They pressed their luck trying to get the same against the Bengals figuring they had they the long rest before the next game for him to recover, but paid the price this time. Problem is, they were potentially wagering Tua's long-term health. No game is worth that.

So I fell on Tuesday and cracked my head on the corner of the wall. This post applies to more then just Tua's concussion, it applies to Trent Edwards and everyone else players or otherwise. That's why I made a separate post. Anyone else out there that got a concussion can add their experiences as well. Let me tell you where I'm at. Tuesday was bad. I ended up in the ER. I was dizzy, with double vision. When I got home, I was stuck in bed. Now Wednesday I felt a lot better. My head was mostly better. I was fine in bed or in my chair and just a little fuzzy when I got up and moving. I could move around with pretty much no difficulty. I figured things were recovering quickly. On Thursday I felt much the same, no better, no worse. Then I woke up today. My head is swimming. Things are not as bad as Tuesday but they are worse then the last two days. I need to be careful when I get up and move around. That's when I discovered I'm not alright and it's going to be some time before I am. I can't imagine what this is like for football players who are rushed back into playing. Tua is, of course, the worst example but this applies to anyone who is concussed. So, what is the point of this post and why is it separate? I want to get other members' experiences. How their concussions affected them and how much time it took for them to recover. I also want this to be a precautionary tale to anyone who gets concussed in the future, to look at these posts and not rush themselves back so that they don't risk additional injury. Finally, I want this post and additional replies to put NFL concussions in perspective. Sometimes it's hard to see how concussions can truly impact players, not just short-term, but long term as well. So TBD members who have suffered concussions, I want to hear your stories as well...

A lot of people are fine, or close to fine, after the concussion. It sometimes takes a short bit after before the symptoms get bad.

For you youngin's out there, in *my* day... shakes stick Kidding aside, there used to be just West, Central and East. When they went to four divisions they kept the existing divisions but yanked one team out of each and adding an expansion team to make the new division. Now, they wanted to keep as many rivalries as possible, so regardless of geography they just yanked the team that would cause the least fuss. In the AFC East that happened to be the Indy Colts, and that's why the 'Phins are still in the East, not the South.

Problem is o-line. Defenders are in our backfield on runs up the middle. I don't care who you have at running back, it's not gonna work.

Runs up the middle involved our backs getting mauled in the backfield. Consistently. That's your problem, right there.

As badly biased as the officiating was, I can't blame the refs for the time it took to spot the ball. They did what they could, as quick as they could.

Bias as in...see the thread title. The refs had no problem calling it on Buffalo. Are you going to say, with a straight face, that Miami did not commit holding or a PI. Not once? The refs were blatently biased. Whether the NFL had a hand, or the refs had a personal bias, who knows? But the idea that Miami did not commit a hold or PI on 60+ attempts is ludicrous.

Exactly. People don't have to blame the officials to complain about them though. Buffalo making mistakes and the refs being obviously bias can both be true.

Not, apparently, the Dolphins, as per the thread title.

I don't mind that at all, so long as it's called the same for both teams. The color of the jersey certainly impacted the calls yesterday.

Do you think the officiating was balanced on both sides? You can admit there was more then officiating that cost them the game while still pointing out the officiating was horribly one-sided. They are not exclusive.

NFL wanted him in so the Allen/Tua duel continued. It's why the 'phins will get a slap on the wrist for it.

3rd and 21 would like a word with you.

Hey, they got the "W", right? Nothing else matters. A fine? Oh noooo. That will certainly show them!

The NFL wanted him in. 'Nuff said.

"...and Tua himself afterward, blamed the instability on a back injury that had not been previously disclosed by the team." Isn't this, in and of itself, a violation?

But that's why the NFL is (supposed to be) conservative on potential concussions.

...terrible? ...biased? Really starting to think the NFL influences these games for better narratives and betting (since the NFL is in bed with Vegas now). Between Tua clearing protocol in record time, to an entire game full of one-sided calls/missed calls. Before someone says it, Buffalo had chances and made a number of mistakes on their own. Not denying that. It just does seem like the NFL has a narrative. Miami is now the scrappy Cinderella team of this season. Remember, the NFL is classified as entertainment, not as a sport.

The NFL wanted him out there. They made sure he was out there. Remember, the NFL is classified as entertainment, not a sport. I keep forgetting that when I rail against the terrible officiating. It's like the WWE, right? The manager distracts the ref while the guy beats the other guy with a steel chair and you're wondering how the refs could miss it. This game sets up a big rematch later this year, which might have initially been a forgettable game with lower ratings. Funny how the games fall, especially this seasons, so that there are few duds. And even those that should be duds are somehow close, or upsets. Buffalo made mistakes, on and off the field. Not gonna deny that. But Tua somehow clearing protocol that quickly, and the refs being so blatantly one-sided doesn't keep me from wondering if games are indeed nudged, and storylines invented.

Hey, he did well playing with a concussion!

The protocals are a joke. If the NFL wants someone in, it happens.

So many injuries, mistakes and horrifically one-sided officiating. This game had it all. Miami is the new Cincinatti, and the NFL needs its Cinderella team. Between Tua somehow clearing concussion protocal and the refs being blatently bias it was pretty clear who the league wanted to win.

Give a game ball to the refs.

Could have gotten out of bounds. Good lord.